Swing by the ol’ sanatorium with Christina, Lisa, and Bean, as they follow the fashions of advertising beer as a healthy choice. From malt tonics to tonic stouts, to Prohibition-era medicinal’ and ‘sacramental …. erm… booze… fermented/malted grain beverages have been prescribed for everything through the ages. Through quarantines… through plagues… through pandemics…
Beers in this episode:
Links:
Medieval Death Bot - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/501010/medieval-death-bot-shares-odd-ways-people-used-die
Christina Recommends:
David Hughes. “A Bottle of Guinness Please”: The Colourful History of Guinness.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2652010-a-bottle-of-guinness-please?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=fzhg6Bcb9t&rank=1
Jennifer Wright. Get Well Soon: History’s Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30199426-get-well-soon
Sam Elsdon article: "nourishment and flavor": the invalid stout comes Ontario. http://www.speedanderamosa.com/blog/2016/7/2/the-beer-of-office-workers-the-invalid-stout-in-ontario
Sawbones: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-plague-medicine/
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